poser

/poze/

verb #897 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

to put down, to ask (a question), to pose

Grammar

Conjugation

Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.

Indicative

Person PresentImperfectPast historicFutureConditional
jeposeposaisposaiposeraiposerais
tuposesposaisposasposerasposerais
il/elleposeposaitposaposeraposerait
nousposonsposionsposâmesposeronsposerions
vousposezposiezposâtesposerezposeriez
ils/ellesposentposaientposèrentposerontposeraient

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect
jeposeposasse
tuposesposasses
il/elleposeposât
nousposionsposassions
vousposiezposassiez
ils/ellesposentposassent

Imperative

Person Affirmative
tupose
nousposons
vousposez

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
posant
Past participle
posé, posée, posés, posées

Examples

valises installez- confortablement.

Put your bags down here and make yourselves comfortable.

J' concernant methode .

I would like to ask you a question about your working method.

L'helicoptere ' toit l'immeuble urgence.

The helicopter landed on the roof of the building in an emergency.

Poser est un verbe regulier du premier groupe avec plusieurs sens courants : poser (to put down), poser une question (to ask a question) et se poser (to land, to settle). Poser un probleme (to raise a problem) et poser sa candidature (to apply) sont des usages formels.

Se poser en aeronautique signifie atterrir. Se poser des questions (to ask oneself questions, to wonder) est une formule de doute ou reflexion. Poser pour un tableau (to pose for a painting) et prendre la pose (to strike a pose) sont des usages artistiques. Poseur / poseuse designe quelqu'un d'affecte.

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